UBT Sena hits back at Eknath Shinde group, dubs them 'anti national'

The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said that the people support Maha Vikas Aghadi, and they know that the people of Maharashtra would make them lose if elections were held.

"They know that people's support is with Maha Vikas Aghadi. They know that they will lose when the elections are held. The people of Maharashtra would make them lose. They can compare us with Hamas, ISIS or anyone else. In a true sense, the real anti-nationals are those who are toppling the elected governments and those who are neglecting the agencies and the Constitution and reducing the rules of democracy. And they are the BJP and their one or two alliance partners," the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader told ANI.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday that Uddhav Thackeray and his Shiv Sena faction, in order to meet their own selfish needs, could form an alliance even with terrorist groups like 'Hamas' and 'Lashkar-e-Taiba'.

The remark by Shinde was made in reference to Shiv Sena (UBT) forming an alliance with Congress and the Samajwadi Party.

"The people are aware of what is happening today. The lifelong ideals of our founder-leader, Balasaheb Thackeray, were compromised to satisfy someone's lust for power and ambition of becoming the chief minister. They joined hands with the Congress, the same Congress which Balasaheb always kept us away from. Today, these people are sharing the stage with them," Shinde said, railing against Uddhav.

"I won't be surprised if they (Sena UBT) merge with the Congress. Instead of being proud Hindus, they consigned the core beliefs that the (undivided) Shiv Sena was founded on to the waters to stand with the socialists, their ideological opposites. They could even join hands with Owaisi or with terrorist organisations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hamas if it suits their political ambitions. Our Shiv Sena can and will never compromise with our founding ideals for the sake of power," Shinde added. (ANI)